Lip stick container



. May 23, 1933.

B. F. RYDER ET AL LIP STICK CONTAINER Fld April 8, 1951 Patented May 23,1933 UNITEDI STATES PATE-N11 ori-Ica RALPH F. RYDER AND STEPHEN E.PAZAR, OF BRmGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNORS T0 THE BRIDGEPOBTMETAL GOODSMANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF IBRIDG-EPOR-T, CONNEGIIC'U T, A CORPORATION OFCONNECTICUT LIP STICK CONTABTER Application mea April s, 1931. semi N0;528,466.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in lipstickcontainers or holders of the type including a carrler and means to movethe carrier to project and retract a I tainer of neat and attractiveappearance and which is easy to operate to project or with draw thelipstick and which includes a minlmum number of parts.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent from a considerationofthe following detailed description taken in connection with theaccompanying drawing. However, it is to be understood that the inventionis not limited to the details shown and described but includes suchvariations and modifications as fall within the spirit of the inventionand thc scope of the appended claims to which claims reference is to behad for a definition of the invention In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a partlal side elevation and partial sectionv of the device inthe closed position;

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional View on. the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a side elevational view of the outer casing;

Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the casing of Fio. 3`

Fig is a side elevational view of the inner rotary sleeve; j

Fig. 6 is Aa top plan view of the sleeve of Fig; 5;

ig. 7 is a side elevational view of the carrier;

Fig. 8` is a sectional View on the line 8 8 of Fig. 7; and

Fig. 9 is a plan view of the carrier. Referring in detail to thedrawing, the improved lipstick container as illustrated comprises anouter tubular shell 10 open at its opposite ends and preferably with itsupper end inturned somewhat as shown at 11 to facilitate the applicationof the cap 12. At a -suitable distance from the inturned end 11 thecasing 10 is provided with an outwardly extending bead 13 to be engagedby the end of the cap 12 and form a stop to limit movement of the cap.

A portion of the wall of the casing 10 is pressed outwardly to provide aspiral guideway 14 opening through the inner surface of said wall. Thefunction of this guideway will later be fully set forth, but here it maybe stated that in ornamenting the outer casing the spiral 14 may alsoplay an important part. For example, the casing with the exception ofthe spiral guideway 14 may be painted or enameled or ornamented in onecolor and the spiral may be covered with a material of contrastingcolor. For example, the body may be red while the spiral is gold. Itwill be noted that the spiral opens through one end of the casing 10 asat 15 and that the other end the spiral stops at or is limited by thebead The feeding means or the means for propelling the lipstick to haveit project beyond the casing for use or to withdraw it into the casingincludes a rotary sleeve 16 in the form of a tube closed at its lower orinner end as by a head 17 of a diameter greater than the diameter ofsleeve 16 and casing 1() whereby to project as shown in Fig. 1 forconvenient manipulation. If desired thehead 17 may be' opening throughthe outer or upper end of the sleeve whereby to make this end portion ofthe sleeve more or less resilient in that its portions at opposite sidesof theslots 19 may be pressed toward one another. While two slots 19 areshown and While these slots are shown as arranged at diametricallyopposite points it will be understood that more or less b slots maybeprovided and that other arran ments of the slots may be used.

T e upper or outer end ortion of the sleeve 16 1s turned outwar y as at20 to provide a lip or flange. The sleeve 16 1s of such diameter as tonicely fit withm the cas.

" ing and turn evenly and smoothly, and the v inner side of the bead 13and serves to yieldingly secure the sleeve in the casing. .However,since this groove at the inner side of bead 13 is circular it will beunderstood that l the sleeve may be rotated in the casing the frictionalcontact between the sleeve' and casing being such as to prevent casualmovement of the sleeve out of the casing and such that the sleeve may berotated with a smooth movement relative to the casing.

Within the rotary sleeve 16 and movable longitudinally therein is acarrier 21 for the lipstick. This carrier is of general tubular shapeopen 'at its upper end to receive the lower or inner end of the lipstickWhile its lower end is partially closed by wall 22 providing a smallopening 23, the wall 22 serving to prevent the pushing of the lipstickthrough the carrier should the lipstick be forced too far into thecarrier. Apin 24 movable with the carrier 21 has an end 25projecting'beyond the wall of the carrier vand through the slot 18 inthe sleeve 16 and into the spiral guideway 14 of the casing 10.Therefore, by relative rotation between the sleeve 16 and thecasingglthe projecting end 25of the pin moves along the slot 18 and thespiral guideway 14 due to the camming action created and slides thecarrier 21`and the lipstick therein, longitudinally of the sleeve andcasing to either project the lipstick .from the casing for use or toretract it into the cas- Carrier 21 has spaced .inwardly extending beads26 and 27 and just above the bead 27 thecarrieri is pierced as indicatedat 28 and the walls of the carrier about the opening are drawn inwardlysomewhat as at 29. The opening 28 is somewhat smaller in diameter thanthe pin 24 and therefore when the pin is forced into the opening theside walls 29 are expanded giving afirm grip on the pin. Preferablyv pin24 is of such length that its inner end engages the opposite innersurface ofthe carrier or is disposed closely adjacent said surface justabove the bead 27 as shown in Fig. s.

It will now be apparent that the operation of assembling the pin 24 inthe` carrier 21 merely involves forcing the pin inwardly through theopening 28 until the inner end of the pm is stopped y the wall of thecarrier opposite the opening. The end portion 25 of the pin will thenproject from the carrier the proper distance to pass through the slot 18of the sleeve 16 and into the spiral guideway 14 of the casing 10. Thepin 1s thorou hly supxported by the walls about the pierc opening 28 andthe inner end of'the pin is supported by the bead 27 so that said innerend cannot be forced downwardly out of position should the lipstick beinserted too far into the carrier. Further, the bead 26 will serve as anadditional means for securing the lipstick in the carrier.

In assembling the improved device the carrier 21 is rst assembled in thesleeve 16 with the pin 24 having its end portion 25 extendin through theslot 18 in the sleeve. The end Iportions of the sleeve are nextcompressed toward one another as provided for by the slots 1'9 and asthe sleeve is inserted and pushed into the casing the sleeve is turnedto dispose dthe projecting end portion 25 of the (pin 24 to enter thelower end of the spiral gui eway 14 at 15.

turns smoothly in the casi to feed the carrier 21 outwardl or inwar y toproject or retract the lipstic However, the connection After the vpartsare assembled lthe sleeve 16 provided by the lip or flange 2O of thesleeve entering the groove at the inner side of the bead 13 is such thatthe camming action of the `pin in the guideway 14 acts to move thecarrier and not to force the sleeve 1 6 out of the casing. A good strongpull on the head 17 will serve to withdraw the sleeve from the casing.The spring action of the slotted end of the tube 16 causes it tofrictionally engage the inner surface of the casin so that although thetube turns smoothly 1n the casing to project or retract the lipstickthis friction is suiicient to hold it in adjusted positionsunderordinary use. That is this friction is sufficientso that thepressure on' the projected end of the lipstick incident to use will notforce itback inoto the casing, but it will remain in adj usted'positionuntil shifted by turning of the inner sleeve.

From the foregoing description it will be understood that the hpstickcontainer of the present invention is extremely simple in constructionand involves but a few parts. In this connection it will be noted thatthe casing 10 being provided with the spiral guideway 14 serves not onlyas a casing but as part of the propelling mechanism for impartingmovement to the carrier. It will also be noted that the parts are easilyand quickly assembled without the use of rivets or other s'ecuringmeans.

Having thus set forth the nature of our invention, whatwe claim is 1. Ina lipstick container, an outer cylindrical "easing, said casing having aspiral guideway, said casing having an outwardly pressed bea-d forming agroove in its inner surface, said bead serving to limit movement of acap onto said casing, a rotarysleeve in said casing and having alongitudinal slot through its wall, said sleeve split longitudinallyYfor a portion of its length beginning at its inner end whereby said endportion is resilient, said sleeve having said end out-turned to form aflange adapted to enter the groove in the casing to yieldingly securethe sleeve in the easing, and a carrier in the sleeve and having aprojection extending through said slot and engaging said guidewaywhereby the carrier will be moved longitudinally of the sleeve onyrelative turning movement between the'- sleeve and casing.

2. In a lipstick container, an outer cylindrical casing, said casinghaving a spiral guideway, said casi-ng having an outwardly pressed beadforming a groove in its inner surface, said bead serving to limitmovement of a cap onto said casing, a rotary sleeve in said casing andhaving a longitudinal slot through its wall, said sleeve having aresilient inner end portion, said sleeve having a flange on said portionand adapted to enter the groove in the casing to yieldingly secure thesleeve in the casing, and a Acarrier in the sleeve and having aprojection extending through said slot and engaging said guidewaywhereby the carrier will be moved longitudinally of the sleeve onrelative turning movement between the sleeve and casing.

In testimony whereof We affix our signatures. (i) RALPH F. RYDER': (2)STEPHEN E. PAZAR.

